Nearly a third of all San Jose police officers had a complaint lodged against them in 2021, according to a new report from the city’s independent police auditor. But, the department said the numbers don’t tell the whole story.
He also said the report found that actual use of force complaints were down last year compared to the previous year.
“There's a case in which an officer said he thought a man was hiding a weapon on his person, but he had no clothes on so we didn't think the officer's rationale , this officer's opinion was not examined critically,” said Nurre.“Yes, in fact I made a recommendation that that conduct be discouraged and there are consequences,” said Nurre.
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